ker je sklenitev Sporazuma o sodelovanju med Evropsko gospodarsko skupnostjo in Indonezijo, Malezijo, Filipini, Singapurom in Tajsko - državami članicami Združenja držav jugovzhodne Azije- potrebna za dosego ciljev Skupnosti na področju zunanjih ekonomskih odnosov; ker nekatere oblike gospodarskega sodelovanja, ki jih Sporazum predvideva, presegajo pooblastila za delovanje, opredeljena na področju skupne trgovinske politike,
Whereas the conclusion of the cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand - member countries of the Association of the South-East Asian Nations, appears necessary for the attainment of the aims of the Community in the sphere of external economic relations; whereas certain forms of economic cooperation envisaged by the Agreement exceed the powers of action specified in the sphere of the common commercial policy,